The little sister is a troublemaker

Chapter 27 Letter

The next morning, the old butler of the City Lord's Mansion came to the inn early.

Huo Yuanruo came out with two big dark circles under his eyes, his face full of anger, "It's so early in the morning, is there something urgent that you have to look for me?"

The housekeeper looked at the angry young master with some embarrassment. It was the old servant's fault for disturbing the young master's rest. But the city lord instructed that the things must be delivered as soon as possible, so..."

"What is that?" Huo Yuanruo glared at him angrily.

The butler timidly took out a letter from his bosom and handed it over, "This...just arrived this morning. I didn't dare to delay for a moment and delivered it immediately."

Huo Yuanruo glanced at the Shangguan family's seal on the letter and realized that it was a letter from his fourth uncle to his junior uncle. He said nothing more, took the letter and went upstairs.

The butler exhaled slightly, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then left trembling. The aura of this young master was too scary, as if he could cripple him at any time. He had heard from the city lord about the young master's ability. He must not be provoked. Oh, he must not be provoked.

"Uncle Junior Master, Uncle Junior Master, Fourth Uncle Master has written a letter."

Li Mulan was actually awake, but she just hadn't gotten up yet. Seeing the door being knocked on by Huo Yuanruo, she felt helpless, so she put on her coat and got up.

Seeing no movement, Huo Yuanruo was about to shout louder when the door opened. Facing the unhappy look of his junior master, he chuckled, "Junior master, the sun is shining on your butt, why don't you get up? Here, Lin Haisheng just sent it here."

Seeing the familiar handwriting, Li Mulan opened it directly. After reading ten lines at a glance, a smile appeared on Li Mulan's face. It was really good news.

Looking at his junior uncle's face, Huo Yuanruo couldn't resist his curiosity and took the letter from her hand, but... "Junior uncle, what does Fourth Uncle mean by this? The Regent of Great Chu wants to overturn the verdict of the former crown prince. Why would he tell you this? Do you know that Regent?"

Li Mulan was too lazy to pay attention to him and went to pour herself a cup of tea. Just after taking a sip, her beautiful eyebrows frowned and she felt cold.

"I know everyone you know. There is no such regent. What does this fourth uncle mean?"

Li Mulan shook her head helplessly, "Weren't you there when Lin Haisheng came yesterday?"

"Yes, yes. What does this have to do with Lin Haisheng?"

Seeing that he was determined to get to the bottom of things, Li Mulan didn't want to deal with him, so she could only change the subject and ask, "Where have you and Xiaojie been these past two days? You're rarely seen during the day."

"Oh, we're just strolling around. Xiaojie said he wanted to see the scenery of Xiangyun City, so I accompanied him for a walk. However, Xiangyun City is so lifeless everywhere, what scenery is there? However, we are going to the mine today, he wants to see mining."

"Mining?" Li Mulan thought, "What's so interesting about mining? Besides, that place is under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, you can't go in casually."

"It's okay. The people from the City Lord's Mansion will take us there. Besides..." Huo Yuanruo approached Li Mulan, "Your family members will also go to the mine to work during the day. I just happened to help you check to prevent anyone from bullying them."

Li Mulan patted his face as he approached her, "Keep a low profile and don't get into trouble."

"I know." Huo Yuanruo was a little impatient. He seldom got into trouble. But wasn't it Junior Master who always took the lead in causing trouble?

"Also, don't protect yourself too blatantly, or people will become suspicious." At a time like this, it's better to be as low-key as possible.

"Oh, I see, I see. I am the best at acting. Junior Master, do you still not believe me? I won't talk to you anymore. I'll go see if Xiaojie is up."

"You should rest for a while. Didn't you get enough rest?"

Huo Yuanruo left without looking back, and said in a heroic and high-spirited tone, "No, no, I'll be refreshed after breakfast."

Looking at the imposing figure, Li Mulan shook her head and laughed, but... Why did Xiaojie want to go to the mine? What could be there? Or was he looking for someone?

*

Ten miles outside Xiangyun City, there is a village. On weekdays, there is no one except an old woman who cleans the house. But these two days, it seems to be quite lively.

"Master, Xing Si's letter."

There was a chess set in front of Chu Chenfeng. He was holding the black piece in his hand and was thinking about something with his head down.

Xingyi understood his master's temper. Every time he played chess with himself, he was thinking about something important and no outsiders were allowed to disturb him.

It was unknown how long it was before he put down the chess piece in his hand. He picked up his cup and found that the tea in it had gone cold. Xing Yi immediately stepped forward to add hot water for him and then handed him the letter.

Chu Chenfeng opened the letter slowly and read its contents. The corners of his pretty mouth curled up, "Yes, the person has been found."

Xing Yi looked up in confusion, "Master, are you talking about the counselor from the former Crown Prince's Mansion?"

Chu Chenfeng nodded, "After so many years of investigation, all the clues point directly to this person."

"The truth about what happened back then will soon be revealed. Congratulations, Master." Xing Yi was rarely so happy. "Master, you have been investigating this matter for nine years. Young Master, because of this matter... Fortunately, the truth will soon be revealed."

Chu Chenfeng lowered his eyebrows, not knowing what he was thinking. After a moment, he spoke, "Send a message to Xing Si. No matter what method is used, we must investigate what happened back then."

"Yes, my subordinate will go right away."

"Wait, have him keep a close eye on Jiangnan. Nothing can happen at this critical moment. I don't want to wait another nine years."

"Yes."

Chu Chenfeng lowered his eyes and looked at the chessboard in front of him. The white piece was clearly at a disadvantage. "Heh, I want to see where you can escape this time."

*

mine.

Lin Haisheng specially arranged his right-hand man Lin Quan to accompany Huo Yuanruo and Chu Jie, so that no one would offend Huo Yuanruo. Lin Quan usually followed Lin Haisheng, and almost everyone in Xiangyun City knew him. For his sake, Huo Yuanruo could move freely in Xiangyun City.

Therefore, early this morning, he and Chu Jie asked Lin Quan to lead them to the mine. Looking at the huge mine, almost all of them were workers in ragged clothes, and only a few yamen runners patrolled with whips. Occasionally, if someone was slow, they would be hit with the long whip without hesitation.

"Pah! Hurry up, what are you dawdling about for?"

"Hey? You, stop pretending to be dead and get up quickly. You've been resting for quite a while."

"Bang! You are such a jerk. I said it to you in a nice way but you didn't listen. You insisted on me taking action, right? Hurry up! There are so many rubbles that don't need to be moved."

"Be quick and don't be lazy."

"Hey, you, I'm talking to you, why don't you get up?" The yamen runner with a long whip whipped a gray-haired old man, "Don't pretend to be dead, get up quickly."

The old man was lying on the ground, murmured, "Water... give me water..." He seemed to be unconscious of the long whip hitting his body.

Li Xi, who was passing by, couldn't bear it, so he put down his backpack, took out his water bag and was about to feed the old man water.